'One of Most Brutal Yet': President Zelenskyy After Russian Strike on Kyiv

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has described the recent Russian missile strike on Kyiv as one of the most brutal attacks the city has endured. The devastating assault reportedly killed at least 31 people, including five children, and injured over 150 others. Zelenskyy visited the site of the attack, which destroyed a nine-story residential building and damaged over 100 other buildings, including schools and hospitals. &nbsp;

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00:00Today search operations were completed at the site of the Russian strike on Kiev, a regular

00:05residential building, a direct hit.

00:08The missile killed 28 people there.

00:10In total 31 were killed in the city by that strike, including 5 children.

00:15The children were born in 2007, 2011, 2014, 2018 and even 2022.

00:24My condolences to their families and loved ones.

00:27This was one of the most brutal Russian attacks on Kiev.

00:31A total of 159 people were injured.

00:34Ordinary residential buildings, businesses and even one of Kiev's mosques were hit.

00:40There was no military purpose.

00:43Many around the world have expressed support for Ukraine and condemned Russian terror, their

00:47strikes and Russia's refusal to end the war.

00:51Ceasefire proposals have been on the table for a long time.

00:55Ukrainian proposals, American proposals and many others globally have raised this with

01:01Russia.

01:02Each time the only response is an attempt to buy more time for war, more time for terror.

01:09That's the only way Russia operates.

01:11And now, the prospect of new and strong sanctions, not only against the aggressor state itself,

01:17has begun to pressure Russia.

01:19Every Russian financial flow, every scheme that fills the Russian budget, must become a

01:24global target.

01:26Only this will persuade Moscow to work toward peace.

01:31Ukraine is grateful to the United States of America, to Europe and to all our friends

01:36around the world who seek peace.

01:40Ukraine is ready to act as quickly as possible for the sake of peace.

01:44We all clearly understand what steps are needed.

01:46We know who in Russia has the authority to make decisions.

01:50That is why Ukraine is once again proposing to move beyond technical-level discussions,

01:55beyond mere exchanges of statements, and to actually meet at the level of leaders.

02:01I want to thank President Trump for his willingness to engage in such a meeting.

02:05I am grateful to everyone who supports this.

02:08What's needed now is Russia's readiness.

02:11The head of the presidential office, the secretary of the National Security and Defense Council,

02:16and the Minister of Foreign Affairs, will continue communications with our partners on this

02:21matter.

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